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Taxi and limousine market data for Sacramento County, CA

Sacramento County, CA supports 28 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,611,231 residents. Below: how those operators break down by size, how the market compares with its state and the country, and what the sector pays — all from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns.

28
For-hire businesses
166
Sector employees
68%
Under 5 employees
1.74
Per 100,000 residents

Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.

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10 licensed hackney carriages and 18 private hire vehicles, a total of 28 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 35.7 per cent of the licensed fleet.28licensed vehicles
10 hackney (35.7%)18 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Sacramento County, CA has 28 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 48 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 10 taxi and ridesharing operators to 18 limousine operators.
  • 67.9 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.74 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 166 people locally.

Sacramento County, CA for-hire market in numbers

Every row is read from the federal business census, or is arithmetic over it. Derived rows show their working.

Taxi and limousine industry statistics for Sacramento County, CA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureSacramento County
CountySacramento County, CA
StateCalifornia
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,611,231
Taxi and limousine establishments28
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.166
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$18.4m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments10
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.108
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$15.0m
Limousine establishments18
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.58
Limousine annual payroll$3.5m
Operators with 1-4 employees19
Operators with 5-9 employees5
Operators with 10-19 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived28 establishments ÷ 1,611,231 residents × 100,000.1.74
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived19 of 28 establishments.67.9%
Annual payroll per employeederived$18.4m payroll ÷ 166 employees.$111,054
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived10 taxi ÷ 28 taxi and limousine establishments.35.7%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.48 of 348

Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. About County Business Patterns.

How does Sacramento County, CA compare on operators per head?

Sacramento County, CA1.74California median1.93US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Sacramento County, CA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Sacramento County, CA?

Sacramento County, CA has 28 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 166 people — 10 in taxi and ridesharing services and 18 in limousine service.

A market of this size is big enough that customers have alternatives and small enough that reputation travels quickly.

Are operators in Sacramento County, CA large fleets or owner-drivers?

67.9 per cent of operators in Sacramento County, CA employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

Most operators employ fewer than five people, so buying decisions are made by an owner rather than a committee, and setup time matters more than configurability.

The full distribution: 19 with 1-4 employees, 5 with 5-9 employees and 3 with 10-19 employees.

Is Sacramento County, CA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Sacramento County, CA has 1.74 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are close to the national midpoint for a published county market.

Within California the median is 1.93 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Sacramento County, CA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $111,054 per employee across the sector in Sacramento County, CA.

That level of payroll means labour, not vehicles, is the dominant cost — so utilisation per paid hour is the number worth managing.

FAQ

Sacramento County, CA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Sacramento County, CA?
28 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 10 are classified as taxi and ridesharing services. CBP counts business locations rather than vehicles, and withholds detail where publishing it would identify an individual company.
Are taxi businesses in Sacramento County, CA mostly small?
67.9 per cent employ fewer than five people. The national median across published county markets is 67.1 per cent.
Is there room for another taxi operator in Sacramento County, CA?
Sacramento County, CA supports 1.74 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Density near the median means entry is viable but unremarkable — the differentiator is service, not supply.
Is Sacramento County, CA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
10 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 18 as limousine service. Limousine and black-car businesses outnumber taxi businesses here, which points to pre-booked executive, event and airport work rather than street-hail demand.
What is the population of Sacramento County, CA?
1,611,231 residents in the Census Bureau's 2024 population estimate. Population is the denominator behind the per-100,000 comparisons on this page, and it is worth noting that a county serving an airport or a large visitor economy carries demand well beyond its resident count.

Markets comparable to Sacramento County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Sacramento County, CA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
San Bernardino County, CA281.26
Will County, IL283.95
Monmouth County, NJ284.32
Morris County, NJ285.35
Mecklenburg County, NC282.32
Lake County, IL294.04
Essex County, NJ273.06
Tarrant County, TX271.21
Monroe County, NY263.46

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